Racial profiling or __________ is a form of discrimination that singles out people of racial or ethnic groups due to the belief that these groups are more likely than others to commit certain types of crimes

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


biased-based policing

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Which of the following statements about auto thefts and automobiles is FALSE?

A. Every state requires owners to insure vehicles. B. Fewer cars are being taken today and fewer cars are being recovered than a decade ago. C. FBI records about 700,000 auto thefts per year. D. The average loss from auto theft is about $5 billion a year.

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Which of the following neurotransmitters is classified as a catecholamine?

A. acetylcholine B. dopamine C. endorphin D. serotonin

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This case ruled that a person in police custody must be advised of his or her constitutional rights prior to interrogation or the information obtained can be excluded

a. Brown v. Mississippi b. McNabb v. United States c. Escobedo v. United States d. Miranda v. Arizona

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Ronald Clarke documents more than 100 successful case studies of situational crime prevention, yet most of these success stories are for relatively minor crimes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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